APC In Zamfara Suspends House Of Reps Member, Aminu Jaji For Misconduct saharareporters.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from saharareporters.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The claim by a news blog that the minister of state for defence, Bello Matawalle, distributed 50 bags of rice to some bandits in Zamfara state, has been debunked.
Captured Zamfara Bandit Kingpin, Babban-Kauye, Narrates How He Collected N5Million Levy From Villagers, Killed Policemen, Others A bandit leader, Ya'u Duno Babban-Kauye has confessed to collecting peace and safety levies from villagers in Zamfara State. Babban-Kauye, in a viral video, told police interrogators that he and members of his gang had collected about N5 million from villagers in the Tsafe Local Government Area of the state.
Gunmen suspected to be terrorists on Wednesday, attacked Sabon Gida in Magami District of Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State, killing its traditional ruler, Alhaji Muhd Abdu and one other person. The community is located a few kilometres from Gusau, the capital of Zamfara. SaharaReporters gathered that the attackers invaded the community around 5:30 am when residents were performing morning prayers and unleashed mayhem on them. It was however learnt that the villagers also killed four of the terrorists in reprisal.